So what does Donald Trump mean for Brexit?
The UK was warned Brexit would leave it at the back of the US trade queue but Trump means we might have jumped to the front.
Wednesday 9 November 2016 21:10, UK
President-elect Donald Trump described himself as "Mr Brexit", and his extraordinary election could transform the context for Theresa May's overall Brexit plan.
The combination of his win and the maintenance of Republican control over both Houses of Congress gives a clean sweep for his own agenda.
Broadly it is focused at home, but his new approach to trade creates opportunities and problems for Britain's own efforts to change its relationship in the world.
The new US President faces a sceptical world, but clearly believes that Brexit Britain is both trailblazer and kindred spirit for his "anti-elite" political revolution. That should enable a fast-track trade arrangement.
Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House has close relations with senior Conservatives, and soon after Brexit called for "discussions with Great Britain to ease concerns so that we do have a smooth trade relationship with Great Britain... our indispensable ally".
This could be one of the areas where Mr Trump can carry his fellow Republicans.
So the prospect of being near the "front of a queue" rather than behind the EU and Trans-Pacific Partnership is now very real. For good measure, Nigel Farage may even get a job with President Trump.
Whereas Hillary Clinton would have almost certainly made a beeline for Berlin and Chancellor Angela Merkel as her first visit as President, Mr Trump may well focus on London.
He has expressed scepticism about the European Union, and described his own electoral earthquake as "Brexit times five, Brexit times ten".
However, it is impossible to escape his wider plans which involve ripping up some of the international trading architecture.
He is a critic of the World Trade Organisation, in particular China's membership terms.
He wants to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement deal with Canada and Mexico. He wants to build a wall on the US southern border with Mexico.
He repeatedly told voters that China and Mexico were stealing US jobs and "stealing US prosperity".
During the campaign he actively threatened tariffs against China. His team believes that Germany and China manipulate their currencies in order to boost their exports.
He has threatened to use trade tariffs to "end trade wars" that are already in existence, by what seems to many as starting trade wars.
It is very difficult not to see his election as part of a backlash against globalisation, which could fundamentally alter the architecture of the world economy.
On security, the relationship with an increasingly assertive Russia will be key. Baltic states will need reassuring about Mr Trump's lukewarm approach to NATO and warm words about President Putin.
Theresa May is leading the charge on Russian sanctions, it is unclear whether Mr Trump will back them.
So yes, Britain stands to be at the front of the queue of Trump trade deals. But does that queue lead anywhere quickly?
A closer special relationship is plausible, but where President Trump takes the world more generally is far more of a mystery.
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